sell short
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These “loser” stocks are ones that are difficult to borrow in the share-lending market and therefore hard to sell short.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker screened for stocks to sell short before the companies report their earnings.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2025
We underestimate how pleasant the exchange will be—for us and for our counterpart—and sell short our conversational chops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025
It would not be advisable to sell short either Leonard Leo or this Teneo Network, whatever the hell it is.
From Salon ● Mar. 18, 2023
He was shocked how much easier and cheaper it was to buy a credit default swap than it was to sell short an actual cash bond—even though they represented exactly the same bet.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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